Usage examples of "for fear that" in English with translation to German

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She ran to the station for fear that she would miss the train. Aus Furcht, den Zug zu verpassen, rannte sie zum Bahnhof.

He has a fear that his brother will fail. Er fürchtet, dass sein Bruder es nicht schafft.

No one dares to contradict his employer for fear of being fired. Aus Angst, gefeuert zu werden, widerspricht niemand seinem Arbeitgeber.

I fear that it will rain tomorrow. Ich fürchte, morgen wird es regnen.

We did not move for fear we should wake him up. Wir bewegten uns nicht aus Angst, ihn aufzuwecken.

I fear that we are late. Ich fürchte, wir sind spät.

I walked softly for fear of waking the baby. Ich ging ganz leise aus Furcht, das Baby aufzuwecken

For fear of an accident, my father doesn't drive. Weil er Angst vor einem Unfall hat, fährt mein Vater nicht Auto.

I didn't tell him the truth for fear he would get angry. Ich habe ihm die Wahrheit nicht gesagt aus Angst, er würde wütend werden.

She walked slowly for fear she should slip. Aus Furcht, sie könnte ausrutschen, ging sie langsam.

It is my fear that in an understandable but foolish wish for the European Union to have its own defence capability, politicians are forging ahead with plans that are at best wishful thoughts, and at worst dangerous. Ich befürchte, dass die Politiker in dem verständlichen, aber törichten Bestreben, eine eigene Verteidigungskapazität für die Europäische Union zu schaffen, Pläne vorantreiben, die bestenfalls Wunschgedanken und schlimmstenfalls gefährlich sind.

The city of Bonn just invented the "hookermeter", to tax prostitutes who cruise its sidewalks, and I just invented the word for that. Die Stadt Bonn hat gerade ein "Nuttometer" erfunden um Prostituierte auf den Straßen zu besteuern, und ich habe gerade das Wort dafür erfunden.

We got a good price for that. Wir haben einen guten Preis dafür bekommen.

I've got no time for that now. Ich habe jetzt keine Zeit dafür.

A man named Carlos came to a mountain village looking for that old man. Ein Mann, Carlos genannt, kam in ein Bergdorf, auf der Suche nach diesem alten Mann.

Where did you go for that 30 minutes you were gone? Wo warst du während der 30 Minuten, in denen du weg warst?

I was just waiting for that Ich habe nur darauf gewartet

He would give an arm and a leg for that. Er gäbe ein Ohr und ein Auge darum.

He was willing to care for that cat. Er war bereit, sich um die Katze zu kümmern.

It is necessary for that car to have a check. Das Auto dort hat eine Durchsicht nötig.

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